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This Week in Futures Options


Gold, crude oil, corn, soybeans and more - with so many tradeable products the futures options market is an intimidating place. How can you possibly keep track of the latest trading activity across so many different products? Don’t worry - we’ve got you covered. Welcome to This Week in Futures Options - the program designed to help active futures options traders stay on top of this ever-changing marketplace. Each week we’ll break down the top trades, hot products, volatility explosions and much more. Whether you’re an experienced veteran or a newcomer looking to separate the wheat from the lean hogs, This Week in Futures Options has the information you can’t find anywhere else.

Aug 30, 2018

This episode was originally posted on August 28th, 2017

Topics this week include:

  • S&P and other indexes
  • Silver and Gold
  • Crude Oil
  • Winners: Copper, Soybean oil
  • Losers: Lean hogs, corn

Futures Options Feedback: Listener questions and comments

  • Question from Sho Odwa -Hi! Which website publishes real-time commodity options quotes
  • Comment from Allan -I would have thought KC Wheat would be the winner?
  • Question from NN0M -Why did Tosaw put on a two year collar in silver? Why that time frame?
  • Question from ReallyG -Love your #podcasts! Question: market profile displays limit orders. Is there a service that displays stop orders? Just wondering

Question from TheBiggers: Calls are typically more bid in futures options than equity options. So does it stand that collars are more effective in futures options?